All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 536
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FeaturesSundance directors: Agnieszka Smoczynska, 'The Lure'
Agnieszka Smoczynska had already collaborated with screenwriter Robert Bolesto on her short films but the impetus for her trippy $1.6m (€1.5m) feature debut came as a surprise.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Felix van Groeningen, 'Belgica'
Relationships and music are the beating heart of Belgica, as they were in Felix van Groeningen’s 2014 Belgian Oscar submission The Broken Circle Breakdown.
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NewsSony sets Jennifer Lawrence for 'Marita'
The Oscar nominee has been cast as Fidel Castro’s lover Marita Lorenz based on a pitch by American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer.
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NewsNetflix international subscribers reaches 30m
The streaming service saw just over 4m new members outside the US in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to an influx of 1.56m from within the US.
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NewsA24 acquires 'American Honey'
Newcomer Sasha Lane stars alongside Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough in the British filmmaker’s latest feature, currently in post.
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NewsMongrel International in tune with 'Lovesong'
EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Mickie and her team have come on board to represent international sales on Sundance regular So Yong Kim’s US Dramatic Competition entry ahead of its world premiere in Park City.
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FeaturesSundance: the year starts here
The Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31) is embracing virtual reality, web and TV series, and world cinema to offer a characteristically eclectic selection of films.
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Features'The Revenant' producer Mary Parent on the biggest challenge of her career
After the Golden Globes, Bafta and Oscar nominations, The Revenant has become this awards season’s front-runner. Jeremy Kay talks to producer Mary Parent about bringing the most challenging project of her career to fruition
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FeaturesBox Office 2015: A grand year abroad
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: The blockbusters got bigger in 2015 and so did the box office, but how did the top 10 US films perform around the world?
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NewsRola Bauer lands StudioCanal US post
The CEO of the French studio’s Tandem Productions will lead all production and co-production television activities in the US, it was announced on Monday.
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NewsSpike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars
Two of Hollywood’s most prominent African-Americans used the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday in the US to declare they will stay away from the 88th annual Academy Awards on February 28 as the #OscarsSoWhite backlash gathered momentum.
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NewsAMPAS head vows diversity review
Referring to the all-white roster of this year’s Oscar acting nominees, Cheryl Boone Isaacs said she was “heartbroken and frustrated”.
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NewsBuyers eye Sundance discoveries; 34 titles to watch
As Sundance and Slamdance prepare to kick off this week some insiders have predicted there could be a surge of activity from digital platforms besides Netflix and Amazon Studios.
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News'Ride Along 2' cruises to US title on $41.6m
JAN 18 UPDATE: Universal’s comedy sequel opened at number one and dethroned Star Wars: The Force Awakens after five sessions at the top.
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News'Force' surges to $1.87bn global
JAN 19 UPDATE: Disney/Lucasfilms’ Star Wars smash has become the first film in Disney history to cross $1bn at the international box office.
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News'Mad Max' dominates Critics Choice Awards
Mad Max: Fury Road won nine awards as the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced their winners in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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NewsChristian Bale out of 'Ferrari'
The British actor has departed biopic Enzo Ferrari over health concerns, according to reports.
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News'Drunk Parents' adds cast ahead of January 15 start
Jim Gaffigan, Joe Manganiello, Bridget Moynahan and Ben Platt have joined the Bron Studios and Fortitude International co-production comedy.
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NewsFilm Sales Company boards five for Park City
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz has picked up four world premieres for his Sundance slate and added a fifth title from Main Street neighbour Slamdance.
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NewsAlphabet chief invests in Relativity Media
Eric Schmidt’s investment vehicle TomorrowVentures is to buy an undisclosed piece of Relativity Media as Ryan Kavanaugh continues to steer his previously embattled company into clearer waters.